I think we have all heard the phrase “practice makes perfect”. I learned this basic rule very early in my life and applied it to online stock trading. Many sites offer fantasy stock market trading platforms. Essentially, you are given theoretical money which you can “trade” in the market. Obviously, real transactions are not being [...]

Finance.yahoo.com or Finance.google.com? Recently I’ve invested more time playing on Google’s new offering of financial news and quotes. Seemingly, Google has been overtaking and outperforming various sectors of online services. For example, I am a proud new user of their browser Google Chrome. This morning while watching CNBC and following my investments online, I decided [...]

The first online trading firm that I used was Sharebuilder.com. At the time, $4 / trade was a steal. It may still sound like a good price when compared to other brokerages, however Sharebuilder may not be the best choice for some. Let’s look at the pros and cons: Pros: Low cost trading ranging from [...]